Chapter 135 - Cover Your Scent Like This

Aire was back in thirty minutes.

"You… How could you leave like that without telling us?! You almost gave us a heart attack!" Mia scolded as soon as Aire was back inside Raine's house.

"Aunty Mia, please call Daddy first and confirm to him that I'm back," Aire said with her puppy eyes while she looked at the clock. Mia frowned but still relented as she called Tyrone.

Meanwhile, Levi shook his head and snorted, "It's a wrong decision to remove her bracelet. See how she got loose like this and made us all worried."

Aire had a pout and murmured, "But I didn't take long. I promise I won't do it again, Uncle and Aunty, so please don't get mad anymore. Ah, wait… I'll make you two your favorite tea and sandwich."

Mia deeply sighed while she looked at Aire's back as she left for the kitchen. She had already grown fond of the little girl that she truly panicked when she didn't find her anywhere inside their residence.

"Don't you find it odd that Tyrone was able to contact her but we can't?" Levi murmured, "I mean, we didn't stop trying to dial her number, but her mobile phone was clearly off. Or maybe she didn't have a signal…" 

"We should put a tracker on her this time around, including her mobile phone, Levi," Mia whispered. She didn't want to wrack her brain about these things anymore. She was just grateful that Aire was back to them safe and sound.

"By the way, what would you like me to cook for dinner, Mia?" Levi asked. 

Mia was surprised. Levi didn't bother to ask her about food at all back then. He just randomly cooked whatever food he wanted.

"Anything is fine with me," Mia murmured, acting busy as she tapped on her mobile phone. 

Levi scratched his head, "But I want to know what particular dish you prefer…"

MIa looked at him with a frown as she casually said, "I love everything that you prepare, Levi, so anything is fine with me…"

Levi blushed. He didn't know what was wrong with him. But lately, he was taking a particular interest in everything that Mia liked. It was as if he was observing her a lot more lately.

'Ah, it's that little pup's fault!' Levi mused with a twitched mouth. 

Aire would always notice something about Mia in front of him. Then she would ask him what he thought about it. To her credit though, he agreed with her on topics like how beautiful Mia's lips were, her dazzling green eyes, and the way that she smiled at him with a charm.

He didn't actually know when it started precisely, but he had become much more aware of Mia's presence. It was like he stopped getting used to being with her.

'Maybe because we spent every waking moment together lately?' he inwardly reasoned. He had always been out in the field more like Lyne. Meanwhile, Mia was always in their hide-outs as their main technical support during operations.

"By the way, any news from Lyne?" Mia suddenly asked.

"Oh, right… I'm in charge of the control room now. Wait, I'll go check." 

Levi rushed towards the control room, and Mia smiled. Levi seemed to notice her more now, just as Aire predicted it.

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Meanwhile, Lyne wanted to smack Boris right in the face because of how close he was to her.

"Give me some space!" Lyne hissed as they continued to walk inside the forest. They already used the tunnel, leading them to a waterfall inside the forest.

"I have to protect you. How often do I need to reason with you for you to understand that I need to be this close? It would be far too easy for some random animals to jump on you. Or what if it were werewolves? I told you that they set a lot of traps in here…" Boris explained once more. Well, he did exaggerate things a bit since he wanted to sniff Lyne's scent a bit more. Being this close to her like this truly made his blood boil with desire.

"Are you sure this will lead us to the Convel's territory?" Lyne snorted.

"Of course… Their training ground is very much wide open since the construction of the barriers isn't complete yet at this side. Anyway, no one would dare to use this path since this forest is a prohibited area for being filled with dangerous wild animals. That's not to mention the fact that some witches are hiding in the area, so only a few brave idiots would use this route," Boris scoffed. "We're already lucky since we used the underground tunnel… It's the secret passage that we can use to bypass the prohibited and most dangerous area of the forest."

Suddenly, Lyne stopped walking, making Boris bump onto her back.

"So technically, we're in the clear and safe for now like you said… This area isn't that dangerous then," Lyne snorted.

Boris scratched his head as he inwardly cursed his blabbermouth tendencies. He stared at Lyne with a cheeky smile before he added, "You mean 'not safe.' I told you already that there are traps here, so we need to keep close. That way, I can tell you when to stop at any time."

Lyne rolled her eyes, obviously not buying what he said. Nevertheless, she had no choice but to listen to Boris since he was the one that apparently knew the area. He was more familiar with it, after all.

"Aren't we getting near?" Lyne asked with a frown. They had already been walking for long enough already.

There was a sudden howl, and Boris quickly pulled Lyne close, pinning her behind a large tree trunk.

"What's wrong?" Lyne asked.

"Ogre…" Boris whispered.

"Ogre howls now?" Lyne hissed, pursing her lips when Boris whispered in her lips. 

"Of course not. That's a wolf friend of mine giving me a warning that an ogre is nearby…"

The distance was too short. One slight push and Boris's lips would definitely touch hers. Not to mention that his body was currently towering over hers, hugging her to be precise.

She could feel his hot breath against hers, and Lyne froze right then and there, unable to think properly about what to do. Something was wrong here, and she was not happy with what she was feeling at the moment.

"You see… ogres eat humans. The sun's almost down, so I'm sure that it's pretty hungry right about now. It might smell you, so I have to cover your scent like this…" Boris murmured. And to Lyne's horror, he felt his lips against hers.

For the longest time, Lyne couldn't move. She was like a statue with her eyes wide open. Boris was kissing her! And it was her first kiss!

'How could a kiss cover once scent and how dare this man steal my first kiss like this!?' she silently retorted. 

Gathered her strength, she pushed at him with all of her might, but he was like a rock pinning her firmly against his body.

"Don't move! Stay like this for a minute, dammit! Out of all of these ugly creatures, I hate fighting ogres the most!" Boris harshly whispered inside her lips as he continued sucking on her lips and sliding his tongue back inside her mouth.